Post by Dave Maynar on Nov 10, 2013 12:01:02 GMT -5

The giving continues for another year!

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Send an email to santadavemaynar@gmail.com with the following information:FULL NAME:ADDRESS:SCREENNAME:

I will randomly assign a secret santa to everyone. (I PROMISE it will be random). If for some reason there is a reason why you wouldnt want to be assigned as someones secret santa, please list those people in the email you send me.

2. Answer the questions below in a reply to this thread. Your Secret Santa once assigned will review those answers to determine what to give you.

3. Secret Santas will be given out on November 22nd. Once you've been assigned a person, check this thread, but PLEASE, DO NOT reveal who you have.

4. Let's try to ship all gifts by December 15th. Gifts DO NOT have to be purchased. Feel free to be creative and create or craft a gift. If you do intend on purchasing a gift, lets try to keep it in the $20 range.

5. Don't be "that guy". If you participate and are assigned as someone's Secret Santa, don't leave them without a gift. Please be prepared to participate if you e-mail me.

6. No noobs. With personal information being handed out, I have no choice but to keep this somewhat secure. Let's say a minimum of 500 posts OR 2 years account activity. Should you not meet these requirements but still want to participate, please post in this thread and have someone vouch for you.

QUESTIONS: (Copy & Paste into a reply to this thread)

1. What is your favorite genre of music.2. What is your favorite musical artist.3. What is your t-shirt size.4. What is your favorite sports team.5. What is your favorite non-music related hobby.6. What is your favorite color.7. What is your favorite animal.8. What is your favorite TV Shows/Movies.9. What is your favorite restaurant/fast food joint.10. What is your favorite "Munchies".11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you?12. What is your favorite Christmas candy/treat?

Post by NothingButJerrySizzler on Nov 10, 2013 12:46:19 GMT -5

1. What is your favorite genre of music.--I don't know if I have a favorite genre. Some of my favorite artists are David Byrne (with or without Talking Heads), Beck, Big Boi (with or without Outkast), Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Frank Zappa, and Portishead.

2. What is your favorite band.--Probably David Byrne solo, but maybe Talking Heads.

3. What is your t-shirt size.--XL

4. What is your favorite sports team.--I know I don't have a favorite one of those.

8. What are your favorite TV Shows/Movies.--TV shows: Breaking Bad, Party Down, Mr. Show With Bob and David, Extras, Arrested Development, The League . . . . --Movies: I Heart Huckabees, Big Fish, Magnolia, Best in Show, The Big Lebowski . . . . (I own all of these on DVD or BluRay, except for Season 5 of Breaking Bad.)

9. What is your favorite restaurant/fast food joint.--Moe's, but they don't have that here in LV. I seem to want to go to Panera pretty much all the time.

10. What is your favorite "Munchies".--I tend toward the sweet side of things, so probably brownies or cookies. But salty is great too. I am a big fan of trail mix type things, particularly ones with chocolate in them.

11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you?--I dunno. I'm okay at answering questions, but I'm not so good at volunteering information about myself. Edit - after reading some other answers to this, I'm going to copy a little to say: I am trying to learn to wear makeups and jewelry, but I'm not terribly good at it so far. I do wear earrings pretty much every day. And hair bands, but only the kind with teeth because my hair is super thin so most things just slide right off my head.

And as far as favorite holiday treat, I really like peppermint bark. And I love pumpkin rolls, but I can't imagine one of those would travel through the mail that well.

Post by Dave Maynar on Nov 10, 2013 12:47:03 GMT -5

For everyone signing up, don't forget to post the answers to those questions either in here or through email/pm (for those afraid of being made fun of for loving Ke$ha). Otherwise, you get switches and coal.

Post by Boner on Nov 10, 2013 13:19:34 GMT -5

1. What is your favorite genre of music. Easier to just exclude a couple, those being mind numbing generic top 40's Pop, and mind numbing generic top 40's country.2. What is your favorite band. Thee Oh Sees 3. What is your t-shirt size. L4. What is your favorite sports team. MONTREAL CANADIENS (that's s a professional hockey team)5. What is your favorite non-music related hobby. I guess I play a little too much Video games.6. What is your favorite color. I look pretty good in earth tones so says my lady. So dirt I guess? Is that a colour?7. What is your favorite animal. I like dogs, but don't have any. Probably not a good idea to send me one by mail. We do have a bastard orange cat named Zeppelin. He's cool I guess.8. What is your favorite TV Shows/Movies. The Wire, Battlestar Galactica, anything with Chris Farley and Will Farrel9. What is your favorite restaurant/fast food joint. We have a Moxies and The Keg here in town. That's about it.10. What is your favorite "Munchies". I'm open to trying anything crazy that we might not have here in Canada. Oh, I collect Hot Sauces.11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you? I've been a pretty good boy this year. Better than most years actually.

Also, Dave, should I send you an email instead of that PM I already sent?

Post by linana on Nov 10, 2013 14:38:38 GMT -5

1. What is your favorite genre of music - not sure I even know the names of the genres anymore, lol. I like Rock, Classic Rock, Progressive?, Funk, some Pop, classic Country, Southern Rock

2. What is your favorite band - how about I give a few? I've recently discovered Florence & the Machine - Love. Of Monsters & Men, Mumford, America, Dirty Projectors, Fleetwood Mac, Galactic, Parliament/Funkadelic, Johnny Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show (with Willie Watson), The Beatles/McCartney/Lennon/Harrison, Prince. I even like some edm like Pretty Lights and Knife Party

11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you? I am easy to please, and not very crafty though I go through phases where I try to be. I like sparkly things. I love costume jewelry (especially bracelets & earrings) but I always lose it or break it, so I never have any.

Post by Druid on Nov 10, 2013 19:09:41 GMT -5

1. What is your favorite genre of music.-Alternative and Indie. No Country!2. What is your favorite band. -Radiohead3. What is your t-shirt size.- L4. What is your favorite sports team. -Any male nude volleyball team.5. What is your favorite non-music related hobby. -Reading and playing computer games while I listen to music. 6. What is your favorite color.-RED7. What is your favorite animal.-. 8.What is your favorite TV Shows/Movies.-The Good Wife, Elementary, Person of Interest are all my favorites currently, 9. What is your favorite restaurant/fast food joint.-Panera Bread10. What is your favorite "Munchies".-11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you? I don't eat bacon I find on the side of the road. 12. What is your favorite Christmas candy treat?-fudge

Post by Doug G on Nov 10, 2013 21:12:01 GMT -5

1. What is your favorite genre of music.Most edm...trance, progressive, and house mostly. I also like rock music, classic and modern2. What is your favorite band.Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, DMB, BT, Tiesto, Sasha & Digweed, Metallica3. What is your t-shirt size.XXL4. What is your favorite sports team.UGA football, NY Giants 5. What is your favorite non-music related hobby.Watching sports, soccer, starting to get into running6. What is your favorite color.Blue7. What is your favorite animal.Giant Pacific Octopus8. What is your favorite TV Shows/Movies.Amazing race, csi, criminal minds, agents of shield, survivor, hunger games, anything lord of the rings/hobbit, anything Stephen King (books, not movies...)9. What is your favorite restaurant/fast food joint.Moes, five guys, menchies, 10. What is your favorite "Munchies".Pringles, jelly beans, pretzels, bacon11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you? Not much...happy holidays to all and to all a happy bacon...

Post by crazykittensmile on Nov 10, 2013 21:18:57 GMT -5

1. What is your favorite genre of music. Kind of all over the place, see Now Playing Dos2. What is your favorite band. Radiohead3. What is your t-shirt size. L4. What is your favorite sports team. Chargers5. What is your favorite non-music related hobby. Baking!6. What is your favorite color. Teal blue7. What is your favorite animal. Cats, big and small8. What is your favorite TV Shows/Movies. ...drawing a blank, too many to pick from9. What is your favorite restaurant/fast food joint. In n out10. What is your favorite "Munchies". Anything salty/sweet. Favorite Christmastime munchie:11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you? I'm currently trying to build my puny vinyl collection

Post by Dave Maynar on Nov 10, 2013 22:37:09 GMT -5

I need to see Dave's answers to the questions so I can do exactly the opposite.

A friend of mine used to get clothes from her mom for birthdays/holidays that she hated until one year, her mom started getting her all this great stuff. Finally, she asked her mom how she picked out such good stuff. Her mom said that she went into the store and picked out the outfit that she hated the most and bought it in my friend's size. That's what I would do for your gift, and I bet you would love it.

Post by chicojuarz on Nov 10, 2013 22:40:03 GMT -5

I need to see Dave's answers to the questions so I can do exactly the opposite.

A friend of mine used to get clothes from her mom for birthdays/holidays that she hated until one year, her mom started getting her all this great stuff. Finally, she asked her mom how she picked out such good stuff. Her mom said that she went into the store and picked out the outfit that she hated the most and bought it in my friend's size. That's what I would do for your gift, and I bet you would love it.

It would be the perfect gift. It would probably be an unreleased bootleg copy the the Gilmore girls movie that no one knew was made. I would cry with delight.

Post by bonzai on Nov 11, 2013 13:25:10 GMT -5

I missed this last year because I took 2-3 weeks off inconveniently when Secret Santa signups were taking place.. I'm in and I'll send the email and answer the questions in a bit. I'm pretty busy ay work this time of year.

Post by AllDay on Nov 11, 2013 13:56:15 GMT -5

I'm in. Email sent

1. What is your favorite genre of music. No Favorite2. What is your favorite band. Pearl Jam3. What is your t-shirt size. XL4. What is your favorite sports team. Chicago Bears5. What is your favorite non-music related hobby. Video Games6. What is your favorite color. Orange and Navy Blue7. What is your favorite animal. Don't really have one8. What is your favorite TV Shows/Movies. Currently into the Walking Dead. I don't have any particular favorites, i just love to watch movies and TV in general.9. What is your favorite restaurant/fast food joint. Chipotle10. What is your favorite "Munchies". If we are talking potato chips: Baked Lays Sour Cream and Cheddar. Sweets: Carmello's or Reese's. Also, I am addicted Pizza Lunchables.11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you? I enjoy trying new kinds of craft beer. I have a one year old son. I just started back up at school.

Post by bonzai on Nov 11, 2013 14:51:58 GMT -5

1. What is your favorite genre of music. Anything landing on the folk spectrum are usually my favorites, but as long as you stay away from anything too heavy or angry, I'm happy (bonus points for harmonies and/or passionate lyrics).2. What is your favorite band. Dave Matthews Band has been my number one since middle school. I can't leave my roots behind.3. What is your t-shirt size. Medium or large.. let's just go with large.4. What is your favorite sports team. Not a huge sports girl, but the only two I care about at all are the Boston Red Sox and the UConn Huskies (my alma mater) 5. What is your favorite non-music related hobby. Reading (brain numbing, bad NY best sellers mostly), Wine-ing, and I loooove snowboarding. The mountain has been a big part of my life since I have been like 7, but my job makes it hard for me to hit the mountain often... I love being outdoors (but it usually involves booze...)6. What is your favorite color. No specific answers- though I love bright, vibrant colors (and designs).7. What is your favorite animal. Anything cuddly and furry. My numero uno are puppy dogs- especially smushy faced ones. I also love cats (and pandas, duh)8. What is your favorite TV Shows/Movies. Lost, Gilmore Girls (yeah Chico!), Once Upon A Time, Grey's Anatomy, Grimm.. I'm not a huge fan of most of the shows this board loves- tastes are generally fantasy, high school drama and/or medical dramas. Movies-wise- I like romantic comedies and series based on books mostly.9. What is your favorite restaurant/fast food joint. Taco Bell is the only fast food I actually will choose to go to. My favorite restaurant is any place Thai Or any place with a rockin' happy hour special.10. What is your favorite "Munchies". Salt. Salt. Salt. If I had all the ingredients on hand (I never do), my favorite snack would be a little plate of nachos. But I usually go for reduced fat Wheat Thins and a tasty cheese, or Lipton Noodle Soup.11. What else do you want "Santa" to know about you? I loooove earrings (but don't wear a lot of other jewelry). I don't go for nicknacks. I do listen to actual CDs. Love hand-made with love items.